Toledo is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is located in the western region of the state, near Cascavel. As of 2022 Census, its population is 150,470 inhabitants.
The road distance to the state capital is 540 km.
History
Toledo is located in a region of recent settlement, and received its first residents in 1946, Gaucho settlers from the city of San Marcos, then within Caxias do Sul, then for the Território Federal do Iguaçu. In 1951, the city was liberated from Foz do Iguaçu by Law No. 790, signed by the governor of Paraná Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto.
The first election was held on November 9, 1952, and the official installation of December 14, 1952, when he saw the inauguration of Mayor Ernesto Dalloglio (1952/1956).
In the late 1960s, the region had only five counties: Foz do Iguaçu, Cascavel, Toledo, Guaíra and Guaraniaçu.
Toledo came when Industrial lumber mill and Colonization Rio Paraná S / A - Maripá acquired from a British real estate company a tract of land called Farm Britain, then started the occupation and clearing of bringing settlers to the area of Rio Grande do Sul.
The initial activity was the logging markets to meet the Argentina and Uruguay. The plan colonization was based on small farms averaging 10 acres in São Paulo.
Thereafter the development occurred rapidly, initially around the economics of farming communities, which lent the company a strong spirit herd.
In the late 1960s to 1970s the modernization of production printed new relationships and expertise in the field favored the monoculture and the concentration of ownership, causing the exodus and accelerated urbanization.
Pig farming, which was complementary activity to the pioneers, developed rapidly in the 1950s, culminating with the founding of the Pioneer Refrigerated S / A, which had its controlling interest acquired by the company Sadia in the year of 1964, which came to implement the system integration in the areas of poultry and pork, and a manufacturing facility that has installed the largest industry in the city. Initially Frigobrás worked through, but after the merger of the Sadia SA, the purchasing department was transferred to another location. More recently the merger between Sadia and Perdigao, Current BRF, led to the transfer of the administration to Curitiba, but the factory complex remains inalteraldo, with about 7000 workers, whose production meets the domestic and foreign markets. In the 90 Sadia started to invest in the expansion of pig and Toledo area expanded their flock of 100,000 to more than 400 thousand heads.
Education The municipal education stands out in Paraná. The Development Index IDEB (Basic Education), which is evaluated every two years, has the rate of 6.7 in the city, above the national rate
Higher education Universidade Federal do Paraná (Federal University of Paraná) (UFPR) Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (Federal Technological University of Paraná) (UTFPR) Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (State University of West of Paraná) (UNIOESTE) Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná) (PUC-PR) Universidade Paranaense (University of Paraná) (UNIPAR) Centro Universitário Fundação Assis Gurgacz (University Assis Gurgacz) (FAG) Faculdade das Industrias (University of Industries) (SENAI) Universidade Norte do Paraná (University North of Paraná) (UNOPAR)
Geography
The city of Toledo is located in Western Paraná, bordering: North: Maripá and Nova Santa Rosa; South: Santa Tereza do Oeste and São Pedro do Iguaçu; East: Assis Chateaubriand, Tupãssi and Cascavel; West: Quatro Pontes, Marechal Cândido Rondon and Ouro Verde do Oeste.
Hydrography
Major rivers, and creek that sanghas cuts the city of Toledo are:
Rio Toledo - Tanks nearly all regions of the municipality; Rio São Francisco - It has a hydroelectric power plant in operation and another off; Sanga Panambi - With spring in the Garden City, supplies Lake City; Arroio Marreco - Old Point leisure, rural property and some supplies New Lake.
Climate
Numbers of the city Source:Prefeitura Municipal (Dados de 2011) 23rd place in the ranking of Best Cities in Brazil, according to Istoé / Austin Rating. 49th place among the top 100 municipalities in Brazil to invest, according to Exame magazine. 94,688 vehicles 10th place in the state and 91st national in the ranking of development according to IFDM-FIRJAN. 3rd place in the human development index (IDH) among the 10 largest cities in Parana. 1 freshwater aquarium in the southern region. 9th place in the collected tax on movement of goods and services (ICMS) of Paraná. 10th in gross domestic product (GDP) total of Parana. 1st place in the industrial park in western Paraná. 1 in the agricultural GDP of Parana and the southern region and 11th in the country. 1 in the VBP Paraná reaching 1 billion. 3rd place in value added of agriculture in Brazil. 1 in the swine herd of Parana. 1 in the flock of chickens Paraná. 3rd largest milk producer in Paraná, producing 70 million liters / year. 1 in fish farming in Paraná. Owned by several years the largest refrigerated poultry in Latin America, with capacity to slaughter 360,000 birds / day.
Evolution of the population of Toledo YearPopulationPercent Change1950615 inhabitants196024,959 inhabitants3,958.37%197068,885 inhabitants175.99%198081,282 inhabitants17.99%199194,879 inhabitants16.72%200098,200 inhabitants3.50%2010119,313 inhabitants21.50%2016133,824 inhabitants12.16% *2022150,470 inhabitants12.44% * Variation in the last six years, according to IBGE estimates.
Demographics According to the IBGE, the population of Toledo is formed of the following ethnicities. EthnicityPercentageWhite76%Brown21%Black3% Source: Instituto Paranaense de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social
Media Television RPC TV (Cascavel) (Globo) - Streaming digital (HDTV) TV Naipi (SBT) - Streaming digital (HDTV) RIC TV Toledo (Rede Record) - Streaming digital (HDTV) Rede Vida - Streaming digital (HDTV) CATVE (TV Cultura) TV Tarobá Cascavel (Band) - Streaming digital (HDTV)
Transportation
Road
BR-467 Excerpt Toledo - Cascavel (Highway José Neves Formighieri) PR-182 Excerpt Toledo - Palotina (Highway Alberto Dalcanale) PR-317 Excerpt Toledo - Santa Helena (Highway Dr. Ivo Rocha) PR-585 Excerpt Toledo - São Pedro do Iguaçu (Highway Egon Pudell) BR-163 Excerpt Toledo - Quatro Pontes (Highway Ernesto Dalloglio) PR-486 Excerpt Toledo - Assis Chateaubriand (Highway Moacir Micheletto)
Air
Toledo has the Aeroporto Luiz Dalcanalle Filho, which operates by instruments and night flights. Projects of federal and state governments indicate that, in 10 years, western Paraná will have a large airport with passenger and cargo flights.
The restructuring aimed to implement commercial flights, which began on January 9, 2019, with Azul Linhas Aéreas' commercial operations at Afonso Pena Airport in the Curitiba Metropolitan Region. However, in March 2020, flights were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In late 2021, the company resumed operations with five weekly flights to Campinas, but in December 2023, it transferred these flights to Cascavel Airport, closing its base in Toledo.
Rail
There are studies that Toledo count on the extent of Ferroeste - Ferrovia Paraná Oeste, which will join the city to the Brazilian railway network.
Subdivisions
The city has 23 districts:http://www.toledo.pr.gov.br/mapas/mapaPolitico.php|titulo= Mapa Político de Toledo
Position District Population Density (inhabitants/km2) 1 Downtown 11695 3039.39 2 Santa Maria Garden 2555 4010.12 3 La Salle Garden 2311 1992.74 4 Pancera Garden 3227 1565.23 5 Parizotto Garden 943 1950.86 6 Bressan Garden 3105 3430.72 7 Sadia 0 0 8 Pioneiro Village 17340 5116.56 9 Pinheirinho 550 191.52 10 Europa/América Garden 11704 3438.48 11 Operária Village 2550 3373.3312 Concórdia Garden 4381 1594.1 13 Independência Garden 459 1192.92 14 Porto Alegre Garden 4987 1510.77 15 Gisela Garden 6588 2599.79 16 Industrial Village 6392 1250.47 17 Tocantins 1163 389.68 18 Coopagro Garden 8447 2265.89 19 Becker Village 1108 1052.06 20 Cerâmica Prata 32 123.94 21 São Francisco 5665 2700.28 22 Panorama Garden 7974 4207.71 23 Panorama Garden II **** **** 24 Cristo Rei **** **** 25 Usina **** **** 26 Biopark **** ****
Besides this, there are 10 district:Lei 1941 de 27/12/2006
Position District Population Density (inhabitants/km2) 1 Bom Princípio do Oeste * **2Concórdia do Oeste102225.27 3 Dez de Maio 1619 15.95 4 Dois Irmãos 763 17.37 5 Novo Sarandi 2632 30.89 6 Novo Sobradinho 887 22.51 7 São Luiz do Oeste 742 15.1 8 São Miguel 467 10.6 9 Vila Ipiranga 544 18.17 10 Vila Nova 2188 28.2 (source: Law 1941 December 27, 2006) * ** (source: Law 2016 June 23, 2016 )
Main Avenues and Streets of Toledo
Parigot de Souza Avenue Maripá Avenue J.J. Muraro Avenue Ministro Cirne Lima Avenue Senador Attílio Fontana Avenue Egydio Geronymo Munaretto Avenue Nossa Senhora de Fátima Avenue Tiradentes Avenue Primeiro de Maio Street Barão do Rio Branco Street São João Street Santos Dumont Street São Vicente de Paulo Square
Administration Mayors
Ernesto Elger (1952-1956) - 1st Mayor, one of the founders; Pudell Egon (1956-1960); Willy Barth (1960-1962) - died on April 2, 1962; Ernesto Elger (1962-1964) - Elected to replace Willy Barth; Avelino Campagnolo (1964-1969); Pudell Egon (1969-1973); Wilson Charles Kuhn (1973-1977); Duílio Genari (1977-1983); - Arnoldo Bohnen as interim May 1982 to January 1983 Albino Corazza Neto (1983-1989); Luiz Alberto de Araújo (1989-1992); Albino Corazza Neto (1993-1996); Antonio Derli Donin (1997/2000); Antonio Derli Donin (2000-2004) - Re-elected; Jose Carlos Schiavinato (2005-2008) Jose Carlos Schiavinato (2009-2012) - Reelected; Luis Adalberto Beto Lunitti Pagnussatt (2013-2016) Lucio de Marchi (2017-2020) Luis Adalberto Beto Lunitti Pagnussatt (2021-2024)
Political representation
Congressman Dilceu Sperafico (PP) State Representative Jose Carlos Schiavinato (PP)
Tourism
The city of Toledo is preparing for the "Industry of the Third Millennium", with several options for tourism, leisure, gastronomy, culture, sport and business events.
It has natural beauty, such as jumps, waterfalls, ecological trails in the São Francisco River, with emphasis on the Ecological Park Diva Paim Barth, fully central region, with a lake, forest and other attractions that make it a meeting point of the population.Portal do Município de Toledo
Culture
Municipal Theatre
Inaugurated on November 26 of 1999, is the 3rd largest theater of the State of Paraná, with total area of 2974.18 square meters, between stage, audience, dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms, administrative and other dependencies.
It seats 1,022 people and also has seats for obese patients and those with special needs.
Willy Barth History Museum
Located in its own headquarters on Guarani Avenue, its purpose is to portray the history of the colonization of the city and region. Having already established their own projects, with more space for their collection and study.
House of Culture
Officially opened on December 4 of 1976 was the first of its kind to be created in the State of Paraná.
It houses the headquarters of the Municipal Culture of Toledo.
Libraries
The Municipal Library was established in December 12 of 1960 and recorded in the Instituto Nacional do Livro (National Institute of Paper). It has its headquarters at the Cultural Center Oscar Silva, in the city center. Polo Gastronomic
Toledo offers a variety of dishes based on typical products of agriculture Logal, such as pork, beef, poultry, fish and fresh produce.
Major festivals Source:Toledo